The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals was formed to battle cruelty by saving a pet who have been hurt, fighting to pass humane laws, rescuing animals from abuse and sharing resources with shelters across the country.

Animal rescue and advocacy, includes descriptions of public-awareness campaigns, programs, legislation, activist alerts, and educational publications.

Updates about the status of the recall of pet foods that began in March 2007 and arose because of the use of imported wheat gluten and rice protein concentrate, which has been found to contain melamine and melamine-related compounds. Includes a list of recalled pet food products (browse by cat or dog food brand or do a search), details about FDA actions, news, and recall notices. From the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).